As it is a female, it is most likely that it is part of a much larger family.
He process of extinction of a species It is slow and progressive. Except for some trigger that wipes the entire population off the face of the Earth, extinction processes they happen gradually, and even more so if the animals live in different ecosystems around the world. That is why the same species can become extinct in Asia but thrive in America, or vice versa.
in the gigantic Seine Oura National Park in Africa The existence of a wild lion specimen has not been documented for 20 yearsbut after two decades thinking that they had become extinct, the miracle has happened.
A team of conservationists have published images in the medium WCSNewsroom where you can see a lioness specimen of approximately five years of age, which are accompanied by a brief text:
“We have managed to photograph a beautiful lioness, in her prime and clearly in excellent health.”
It’s not just a lioness, it’s the hope that the species will thrive again
This national park is located in the border between Chad and Cameroon and it was home to hundreds of families of lions in the past, but it had been more than 20 years since anyone had seen any in the wild. The causes of the decline were poachingwhich was a very serious problem in Africa for decades, and still is. Although now they are practices that are much more persecuted, the impact they have had on the ecosystem not always reversible. That is why seeing a lion again in this area is practically a miracle.
Most encouraging of all, this lioness is not alone. In a BBC interviewthe executive director of the Program WCS Big CatLuke Hunter, explains the enormous importance of this sighting:
“Females are the foundation of any lion population, and they don’t usually stray from their families. They always inhabit areas where they can find prey and that are safe to raise their pups.”
The African lion is an emblem of the country, and although it is currently not in danger of extinctionit does add weight to the lists of “Vulnerable” species of the IUCN Red List. This lioness and her family are a ray of hope for the biodiversity of the Sena Oura park.